PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, the United States Attorney's Office announced its immigration enforcement statistics for October 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. These cases are prosecuted in partnership with the Tucson and Yuma Sectors of the Customs and Border Protection's U.S. Border Patrol, along with Homeland Security Investigations, and assistance from other federal, state, and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Jan. 25, 2024, entitled "Land Acquisitions; Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Eleven Parcels, Pima County, Arizona." The notice was issued by Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. * * * SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs made a final agency determination to acquire in trust 25.56 acres, more or less, of land consisting of eleven off-reserv  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, co-chairman of the Animal Protection Caucus, and Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase transparency in the pet buying process and crack down on inhumane dog breeding facilities. Specifically, the Petfax Act would require those who sell pets to provide a "Petfax" report detailing the conditions in which the animal was  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Rep. Greg Stanton today urged President Joe Biden to swiftly nominate a permanent Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The agency has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since late 2022. "For more than a year, the Senate has not received a nomination for the position tasked with overseeing CBP's more than 60,000 staff and advancing critical trade, travel and national   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2024: Nicole Shermaine Martinez, 40, of Sells, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to 27 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. A jury found Martinez guilty of Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens and Transportation of Illegal Aliens on November 8, 2023. Martinez also was sentenced to six months in  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 31 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Farid Matuk, a poet and director of the University of Arizona's Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing, has been named a 2024 USA Fellow by United States Artists. The Chicago-based organization's mission is to "illuminate the value of artists to American society" by offering fellowships intended to recognize artists of various disciplines for their contributions to the "cultural fabric of the coun  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Learn from University of Arizona experts how unexpected discoveries involving black holes, tree-ring dating, planets and plastics have helped shape scientific research. * * * Embracing the unexpected can create opportunities that lead to new explorations, new knowledge and new discoveries. That idea is at the center of the 19th annual College of Science Lecture Series, which will take on t  more